Sorry, I won't have video from Dennis, but there will be a said and unsaid from Dennis Gates' media day.
Ready to start 119th season of Tiger basketball
"It's an exciting time and we've accepted an exciting challenge starting on the road"
"Memphis has done a great job throughout their history and coach Penny has done a great job."
"You can work on different things in the offseason, but it's not real until the ball is tipped off."
"Memphis has one returner on their team. We have a couple of guys, but we added a great high school class and a great transfer class"
"Our guys have gelled in the right way and we've had opportunities to gauge that, but nothing like the environment where both teams are 0-0."
"I think in any scouting, you look at personnel. At the end of the day, personnel is the crux of any game.
"They do a great job of getting to the free throw line and they push the pace. All those things are seen in our conference ... that's why we play these games to prepare us for the conference schedule."
"Tony Perkins has been practicing and I'm excited about what he's able to do. In my opinion, he's had a great week of practice."
"Our guys have played basketball before, they've been in big games, they've played on the road."
"Caleb Grill has grown as it relates to mentally, emotionally and physically. ... His leadership has been intentional. He strives to be a coach someday."
"When you look at fouls, ... we have to do a better job as an individual team. We don't want to give up easy baskets, we want to play hard, we want to play physical, but we have to play smart."
"This time last year we were excited about handling whatever rigors there were. When you look at the health of your team, you can't predict certain things. Our depth is different this year, our experience is different this year."
"I'm excited about being able to get to where we need to get to because Sunday night guys are going to be excited, both teams, like it's Christmas eve."
Ready to start 119th season of Tiger basketball
"It's an exciting time and we've accepted an exciting challenge starting on the road"
"Memphis has done a great job throughout their history and coach Penny has done a great job."
"You can work on different things in the offseason, but it's not real until the ball is tipped off."
"Memphis has one returner on their team. We have a couple of guys, but we added a great high school class and a great transfer class"
"Our guys have gelled in the right way and we've had opportunities to gauge that, but nothing like the environment where both teams are 0-0."
"I think in any scouting, you look at personnel. At the end of the day, personnel is the crux of any game.
"They do a great job of getting to the free throw line and they push the pace. All those things are seen in our conference ... that's why we play these games to prepare us for the conference schedule."
"Tony Perkins has been practicing and I'm excited about what he's able to do. In my opinion, he's had a great week of practice."
"Our guys have played basketball before, they've been in big games, they've played on the road."
"Caleb Grill has grown as it relates to mentally, emotionally and physically. ... His leadership has been intentional. He strives to be a coach someday."
"When you look at fouls, ... we have to do a better job as an individual team. We don't want to give up easy baskets, we want to play hard, we want to play physical, but we have to play smart."
"This time last year we were excited about handling whatever rigors there were. When you look at the health of your team, you can't predict certain things. Our depth is different this year, our experience is different this year."
"I'm excited about being able to get to where we need to get to because Sunday night guys are going to be excited, both teams, like it's Christmas eve."
